New Delhi, March 27 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, on Wednesday said that India's nuclear power generation capacity has increased from 22,480 MW in 2014 to 35,333 MW currently, while installed capacity has doubled from 4,780 MW to 8,880 MW.

Responding to a discussion on nuclear power plants in the Lok Sabha, he emphasised the unprecedented growth in reactor installations and advancements in nuclear energy generation over the past decade. "Before 2014, the total budget of the Department of Atomic Energy stood at Rs 13,889 crore.

This year, it has expanded to Rs 23,604 crore, marking a 170 per cent increase," he said in the Lok Sabha, underscoring the government's focus on nuclear en...